At a rate of 1,240 deeds notarized per day, the number of real estate deeds registered by the Ministry of Justice reached approximately 12,396 during the first ten days of the new Hijri year, with land accounting for about 55% of these deeds that were registered and recorded at notary offices.

Ranking of regions by number of deeds

According to data from the Ministry of Justice, the ranking of regions was as follows:

The Riyadh region led in the total number of deeds, with 3,670 real estate deeds issued, accounting for 30%.

The Makkah region had 2,313 deeds.

The Eastern Province registered 1,817 deeds.

The Qassim Region registered 1,000 deeds.

The Asir region recorded 662 deeds.

The Madinah region recorded 661 deeds.

The Hail region recorded 623 real estate deeds.

The Northern Border Region with 460 deeds.

Followed by the Al-Jawf Region with 459 deeds.

Tabuk with 285 deeds.

Najran Region: 203 properties.

Followed by Najran Region with 203 properties.

Al-Baha region: 80 real estate deeds.

Electronic Real Estate Ownership Service

This comes as the Ministry of Justice plans to launch an electronic service to provide information on “properties” and their areas through electronic services on the Ministry of Justice’s website. In its initial phase, this service will provide data on deeds for corporate-owned properties only, covering areas totaling 1.8 billion square meters.

This e-service allows users to inquire about real estate ownership using the deed number, lot number, or plot number. The service requires sending a text message to the inquirer’s mobile phone after they have registered in the database, and the inquirer will then be provided with ownership data for corporate properties.

The Ministry of Justice has made this inquiry service available to the general public—including both individuals and companies—with the aim of increasing transparency in property documentation and providing users with real estate ownership data for companies in the Kingdom.